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WORKING AT HEIGHTS Flashcards

1
Q

means work in any place where, if there were no
precautions in place, a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal injury.

A

Work at height

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2
Q

All employees shall be protected from
fall of ___ or more by the use of an
approved fall protection system

A

6FEET

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3
Q

Severity of Accidents in Working at Heights. Possible Physical Outcome

A

Fracture
Fatality
Temporary disability
permanent disability

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4
Q

TYPES OF ACCIDENTS

A

Fall to below
Fall on same level

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5
Q

Falls from elevation

A

Ladder
Leading edges
Elevated workplace
Floor openings

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6
Q

Fall on the same level

A

Slipping and tripping hazards

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7
Q

Being struck by falling objects

A

✓Objects that are

  • improperly stored
  • disposed of
  • mishandled at elevation
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8
Q

horizontal support

A

fall restraint

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9
Q

vertical support

A

fall arrest

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10
Q

WHAT ARE THE ABC OF FALL PROTECTION

A

A-ANCHORAGE
B-BODY HARNESS
C-CONNECTION

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11
Q

Limits free fall to six feet which reduces
force by decreasing fall distance

A

FALL ARREST

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12
Q

FALL ARREST CONSIST OF?

A

FULL BODY HARNESS
ANCHORAGE POINT
WEBBING TIE OFF
LANYARD

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13
Q

The attachment point of a body harness is in the
___ of the wearer’s back near shoulder level

A

CENTER

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14
Q

SNAPHOOKS SHALL BE __

A

double locking type

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15
Q

A device made of rope, wire or nylon
strap used to tether the individual to
an anchorage point and stop the individual
in the event of a fall

A

Lanyard

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16
Q

body harness consist of?

A

Snaphook
lanyard
shock absorber
dorsal D ring
shoulder strap
leg strap
chest strap

17
Q

Total fall distance

A

lanyard-6ft
deceleration distance-3.5ft
height of person-6ft

18
Q

Lanyards and vertical lifelines shall have a minimum breaking strength

A

5000lbs (22.2Kn)

19
Q

Workmen working in unguarded surface above
open pits or tanks, steep slopes, moving
machinery and similar locations, or working
from unguarded surfaces six (6) meters (20ft.)
or more above water or ground, temporary or
permanent floor platform, scaffold construction
or where otherwise exposed to the possibility
of falls hazardous to life or limb, shall be
secured by

A

safety belt and lifelines

20
Q

Minimum height of guard rails

A

1 meter

21
Q

Rails must be able to
withstand a force of

A

200lbs

22
Q

Riser or higher than 30inch should be equipped with at least

A

1 hand rail

23
Q

A working space for persons, elevated
above the surrounding floor or ground

A

Working Platforms -

24
Q

parts of rail

A

toprail
midrail
toeboard

25
Q

Scaffold Tagging System safe for use

A

green

26
Q

Scaffold Taggig System-unsafe for use

A

red

27
Q

Scaffold Tagging System-needs safety harness

A

yellow

28
Q

PTW

A

permit to work

29
Q

Capacity requirement for scaffolding

A

4 times its weight

30
Q

is a type of
platform that can usually
only move vertically. The
mechanism to achieve this is
the use of linked, folding
supports in a criss-cross “X”
pattern, known as a
pantograph

A

Scissor lift

31
Q

ladder safety

A

3 point contact
centerline of your body between the ladders vertical support rails
check bottom of shoes and ladder for rungs for grease and dirt

32
Q

Parts of Step ladder

A

Top step
Rear side rails
Spreaders
Steps
Safety shoes

33
Q

Extension ladder parts

A

Fly section
Base Section
Side Rail
Rung
Rung locks
Safety shoes

34
Q

When using a
portable ladder for
access to an upper
landing surface, the
side rails must extend
at least ___above
the upper landing
surface

A

3 feet

35
Q

Do not use the ___of a
stepladder as a step

A

Topstep

36
Q

Follow the ___ when using extension ladders

A

4:1 rule

37
Q
A

bosh (5 decks)

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